Highland Games 2015
Hello faithful readers! I have an adventure story for you. Last weekend Jared and I went with Jared’s family to the annual Skagit Valley Highland Games. Now because we are both nerds we decided that we needed to dress up again, we dressed up last year too. This year he wore his usual jeans, his fancy medieval pants ripped so they were a no go, his black medieval styled shirt, his hat (of course), and one of his favorite swords. I on the other hand went in a different direction. Before I describe my awesome outfit (fashion post to be written later) I want to explain my reasoning behind this costume choice. Traditionally Highland Game goers wear the traditional highland gear: kilts, tartan patterns, or other fancy peasant dresses; however, I did not do this for two reasons, one because I don’t have any real medieval styled peasant dresses, and two because I am not Scottish so dressing up with the tartan pattern would kind of be a sell out because that is not my heritage. That being said,...